Dan Marchant wrote in post #18533729Then why take the shot? - or more specifically why share the shot on a Photography website when you have identified that it isn't a good photo? Why not just enjoy being the cook and eating the food?

Dan, you've made a valid point and my take on this particular thread is to show the food I cook, whether the shot is good or not just for the sake of sharing it. I don't post my lousy shots in the other thread called food photography. I thought this thread is more about sharing the food rather than posting great shots, photography website or not At the same time I am pretty fussy about my shots and have seen other images that were not exactly spectacular and yet, there were posted here...I hope you understand my point

I post what I cook here occasionally just to share with others. Usually, I'm so busy in the kitchen when I do cook that I don't have time to set things up properly. Besides, I'm anxious to eat before things cool down too much.

I got a good deal on an after Christmas ribeye roast. So, today I did a reverse sear on it and it turned out excellent.

The first shot is before the sear at 220° for about 3 hours. Then I let it rest for a few minutes while I cranked up the oven to 500°. Then I seared the roast for 10 minutes and let it rest for about 15 minutes tented in aluminum foil.

It was a cool, cloudy day yesterday so I made some meatloaf. I decided to photograph the ingredients to add to my recipe card. One item not shown is some thick sliced bacon that I cut into short strips and placed on the top, after I coated the top with ketchup. I love the sliced green olives in the loaf too.

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